Blocks And Bricks - Calculated Industries 4225 Pocket Reference Manual

BLOCKS AND BRICKS

Calculating Number of Blocks
You are building an "L" shaped retaining
wall out of standard 8 Inch x 16 Inch
blocks. One side of the retaining wall is
22 Feet long, and the other side is 15 Feet
8 Inches long. The wall is to be 4 Feet
high. How many blocks are required to
build this wall?
KEYSTROKE
1. Clear calculator:
o o
2. Enter block size:
8 i x 1 6 i =
T B
3. Add both wall Lengths:
2 2 f + 1 5 f 8 i =
4. Multiply Length times Height:
x 4 f =
5. Find number of blocks and add 5%
waste:
B
+ 5 %
P
-
B
R
OCKET EFERENCE
AR STORED
150.6667
G
UIDE
DISPLAY
128.
SQ INCH
37 8
FEET
SQ FEET
169.5
BLKS
(170 Blocks)
177.975
(178 Blocks)
— 30
0.
INCH